Basics For Baroque Improvisation
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Check The Channel Playlists ! The instructional clips are meant to convey basics of improvising counterpoint on the guitar in Baroque fashion and may also address a wide range of topics.
May they inspire a growing interest in deeply exploring and enjoying your time spent with music.
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Examples should be treated as building blocks and developed.
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A FERN OF THRESHOLD VOICE - SOLO GUITAR MINIATURE # 24
OF QUIET AIR - SOLO GUITAR MINIATURE # 21
ENTRANCE TO THE WOODS - SOLO GUITAR MINIATURE # 20
LINGERING WITH A GENTLE RAIN - SOLO GUITAR MINIATURE # 33
A SLOWLY ANSWERING TIDE - SOLO GUITAR MINIATURE # 30
THE LISTENING HORIZON - SOLO GUITAR MINIATURE # 22
KINDA CATCHY 2 VOICE ETUDE IN MELODIC MINOR !! MELODIC MOTION ETUDE # 38
USEFUL & EVOCATIVE FLAVORS OF D7b9 TO G MINOR !! MELODIC MOTION ETUDE # 37
THE MIST THAT REMEMBERS - SOLO GUITAR MINIATURE # 39
DELIGHTFUL DESCENDING PARALLEL 6THS WITH NEIGHBOR TONES !! MELODIC MOTION ETUDE # 30
THEME AND REINVENTION - SOLO GUITAR MINIATURE # 40
EXPLORING SLIDES & HAMMERS IN A CYCLING HARMONIC PROGRESSION !! MELODIC MOTION ETUDE # 55
AN INTERESTING DESCENDING SEQUENCE IN E MAJOR !! - MELODIC MOTION ETUDE # 57
TCHAIKOVSKY & PROKOFIEV STYLE HARMONY ! FLAVORS OF G7b9 - C MAJOR - MELODIC MOTION ETUDE # 53
HARMONY EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING - SOLO GUITAR - MINIATURE # 26
ENDLESSLY MODULATING CYCLE PROGRESSION BY WHOLE STEPS ! PART 2 !!
ENDLESSLY MODULATING CYCLE PROGRESSION BY WHOLE STEPS ! PART 1 !!
EXPLORING SUBTLE PHRASE TRANSFORMATIONS ! HARMONIC MECHANISMS FOR THE MIND # 36
LESSON OUTLINING I & V7 WITH INVERSIONS MELODIC MOTION ETUDE # 13
BACH INSPIRED CATHEDRAL ORGAN SOLO GUITAR IMPROVISATION !
B MINOR TO G MINOR ? J.S. BACH INSPIRED BACK CYCLING ENDLESSLY MODULATING LINE ! # 1
FROM E MINOR TO F MINOR ? BACH INSPIRED BACK CYCLING ENDLESSLY MODULATING LINE ! # 6
BACH INSPIRED BACK CYCLING USING ONE FINGERING MECHANISM ! ENDLESSLY MODULATING LINE # 5
INTERVALS : M7, m7, M6, m6 LESSON ! HARMONIC MECHANISMS FOR THE MIND # 39
MODAL APPLICATION - TEXTURES & IDEAS LESSON !
BACH INSPIRED BASS MOTION - 5THS DOWN TO 10THS ! BASS MOTION DRILL # 16
J.S. BACH - KYRIE ELEISON FUGUE 2 VOICE HARMONIC OUTLINE LESSON ! - PART 2
J.S. BACH - KYRIE ELEISON 2 VOICE HARMONIC OUTLINE LESSON ! - PART 1
LEGATO MELODY SEQUENCED OVER STEADY BASS PULSE ! MELODIC MOTION ETUDE # 21